6. Fund / Company and other stakeholders
ā¢ Tenants
ā¢ Public / Industry
ā¢ Community
ā¢ Sustainability
ā¢ Investor Relations
ā¢ Board & Management
ā¢ Marketing
ā¢ Tenant relations / leasing
ā¢ Employees
8. Investment objectives
1.
ESG Integration: Where the key objective is to improve the risk-
return characteristics of a portfolio.
2.
Values based investing: Where the investor seeks to align their
portfolio with internal norms, beliefs and policies.
3.
Impact investing: Where investors want to use their capital to
trigger change for social and environmental purposes.
9. Why do you communicate your
ESG performance to investors?
10. āImprove brand reputation
āIncrease confidence and trust
āRaise awareness of strengths and competitiveness
āDemonstrate that sustainability activities drive business value
āDeliver additional arguments to invest
āStand out in competitive fund raising environment
āDemonstrate effective risk management and mitigation
āDemonstrate ability to respond to societal expectations and changing
conditions
āDemonstrate ability to create and sustain value
āMeet investor need for carbon footprint reporting and meeting internal ESG
criteria and policies
Why do you communicate to investors?
12. GRESB provides the language and format that
investors are looking for
ā¢ Includes the material issues, risk and opportunities that institutional
investors seek
ā¢ Provides a standardized international language
ā¢ Enables a global benchmark of performance
ā¢ Validation ensures reliable data
ā¢ Framework is aligned with international reporting standards and
guidelines
13. What GRESB results to communicate?
13
GRESB Score
Green Star
Portfolio Impact
GRESB 1-5 Star Rating
Peer Ranking
Absolute
Relative
15. Green Star
Absolute score, based on the 2 dimensions of the GRESB Model
Entities with a
score higher than
50 on both IM and
MP dimensions
are called Green
Stars
31. Annual Sustainability Goals Summary
The Fundās 2016 ESG goals are outlined below. The goals are based on the Fundās sustainability
Strategy and the results of the GRESB Assessment.
Area 2016 Goal Status
Refurbishments Ensure all refurbishments consider sustainability
outcomes
Energy and water efficiency Reduce energy and water consumption intensity
by 2%
Green building certification Get 100% LEED certification
GRESB Maintain or improve GRESB score
Climate resilience Complete risk assessments for all assets in
portfolio, develop adaptation strategy and create
portfolio summary report
Tenant engagement Issue tenant sustainability guide to all Fundās
tenants
37. Celebrating sustainability accomplishments
JOSH
BOET
ENGINEER EFFICIENCY RECORD:
Overall Energy Reduction from 2011: 5%
Overall Water Reduction from 2011: 4%
Yearly Reclaimed Water Use: 2.3 Million Gallons
JOSH BOET
2211 MICHELSON
IRVINE, CA
ENERGY STAR Certifications: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Years at KRC: 5 years
Years in Engineering: 15 years
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2012 BOMA TOBY Award
2013 BOMA TOBY Judge
BOMA Certified Engineer
ENERGY STAR Certifications
IMPORTANT PROJECTS:
Lighting Retrofit with Bilevel Stairwell Lights
PhaseChange Pilot
Demand Response
Gridium Energy Management Optimization
ROBERT
BERUBE
ROBERT BERUBE
KILROY AIRPORT CENTER
LONG BEACH, CA
ENGINEER EFFICIENCY RECORD:
International BOMA TOBY Award - Suburban Office Midrise
International BOMA TOBY Award - Earth Award
ENERGY STAR Certifications: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015
Years at KRC: 1 year
Years in Engineering: 18 years
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Sustainability
Partnership Award
EPA Universal Technician Certification
LEED Certification
ENERGY STAR Certification
IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE:
Chief Engineer - Kilroy Airport Center, Long Beach
Chief Engineer - Continental Grand Plaza
Chief Engineer - Constellation Place
Chief Engineer - Howard Hughes Center
SEAN
BENNETT
SEAN BENNETT
100 FIRST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ENGINEER EFFICIENCY RECORD:
Most recent energy reduction: 1.4%
ENERGY STAR Certifications: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Years at KRC: 5 years
Years in Engineering: 25 years
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
LEED Gold Certification (2009)
LEED Gold Recertification (2014)
2014 BOMA TOBY Award
BOMA 360 Certification
IMPORTANT PROJECTS:
Pneumatic to DDC upgrade
LED Lighting Retrofit
Demand Response Participation
Trending Load Profile Analysis
ASHRAE Level II Audit
Retrocommissioning
Building Automation System Upgrade
38. Best practices
Ć¼The board should show sustainability leadership
Ć¼Include sustainability performance in regular communications
Ć¼Provide quantitative ESG data as well as qualitative
Ć¼Show link with financial performance (e.g. how sustainability drives
value)
Ć¼Highlight areas of outperformance
Ć¼Communicate effective risk management and mitigation
Ć¼Show plan to improve underperforming areas / manage risk
Ć¼Set clear targets for improvement / capturing opportunities
Ć¼Include case studies to show how policies apply in practice
40. Ideas: Communicate GRESB Results to Investors
Investor Engagement: Examples of what you can do starting Sept 5, 2018
Include GRESB results in:
ā¢ high-level CEO or board communications platforms, such as letters to investors and
quarterly earnings calls
ā¢ Talking points for Investor Relations to use in investor presentations and briefings
ā¢ Talking points for departments involved in branding, innovation and business development
ā¢ Dedicated investor ESG meeting
ā¢ Website (Rating logos available in marketing resources page)
ā¢ Annual/Sustainability/Integrated reports.
Prepare your fund-raising and management team for the ESG question that may be directed
at them.
Write a press release on GRESB results (Template available in marketing resources page)
Collaboration between Sustainability and IR is important to better communicate the
companyās sustainability story to investors and analysts
41. Ideas: Communicate GRESB Results to Public
Public Engagement: Examples of what you can do starting Sept 5, 2018
ā¢ Write a press release on GRESB results (template available in marketing
resources page)
ā¢ Add Rating logos to website (logos available in marketing resources page)
ā¢ Add Sector Leader logo to website (logos available in marketing resources
page)
ā¢ Create an infographic pulling the story out of the numbers
ā¢ Post a message to social media (example tweets, posts available in
marketing resources page)
ā¢ Email signature
ā¢ Email announcement
ā¢ Write a blog post
ā¢ Prepare a case study showing policies put to action
42. Ideas: Communicate GRESB Results to Employees
Employee engagement: Examples of what you can do starting Sept 5, 2018
ā¢ Email your employees
ā¢ Notify employees via newsletter
ā¢ Have managers inform employees during team and company
meetings
ā¢ Ask employees to update their email signature line
ā¢ Hold an event to highlight efforts made
ā¢ Feedback employee satisfaction survey results and actions
43. Ideas: Communicate GRESB Results to Tenants
Tenant Engagement: Examples of what you can do starting Sept 5, 2018
ā¢ Email announcement to tenants / property managers
ā¢ Have managers inform tenants during tenant meetings
ā¢ Hold an event to highlight efforts made
ā¢ Add GRESB results to tenant noticeboard
ā¢ Include GRESB results in newsletter
ā¢ Feedback tenant satisfaction survey results and actions
45. GET THE GRESB NEWSLETTER
gresb.com/newsletter
ā¢ Stay up to date with the latest news from GRESB
ā¢ Be the first to receive ESG data for the real asset sector
ā¢ Learn about the issues investors consider to be critical to
the sustainability performance of real asset investments